J Korean Med Sci.  2004 Feb;19(1):134-136. 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.1.134.

Appearance of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis following Thymectomy : Two Case Reports

• Park MJ
• Kim YA
• Lee SS
• Kim BC
• Kim MK
• Cho KH

• KMID: 1785708
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2004.19.1.134

Abstract

We report two cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients who had undergone thymectomy. SLE developed in the patients 3 months or 13 yr after thymectomy, and polyarthritis was the main clinical manifestation of SLE. Both patients fulfilled at least four of the revised criteria for the classification of SLE. In this report, we describe two postthymectomy lupus patients and perform a comparative review of previous cases.

Keyword

Myasthenia Gravis; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Thymectomy

MeSH Terms

Adult
Female
Human
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/*diagnosis/etiology
Myasthenia Gravis/*diagnosis/therapy
Thymus Gland/*surgery
Time Factors

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